Klarinet Archive - Posting 000472.txt from 2000/09

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Hypothetical question
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 11:16:11 -0400

<><> A good tech can rework tone holes, put in the best pads and
springs, improve the key action, someone like Naylor can reoil and
revitalize the bore, but you would still have an old horn.

One other point: the bore itself (basic shape and size, as well as
accuracy) makes a difference also. Somebody on this list mentioned
that they asked Francois Kloc if he could rebore one of his own
instruments, and Mr. Kloc said "No, it's not possible." So it seems
unlikely to me that a technician could make *reliable* alterations to
the bore of an old clarinet even if the technician felt that a different
bore would improve the instrument.

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